Jayanthi Natarajan to quit Congress, attacks Rahul in letter
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS) Senior Congress leader and former Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan is set to resign from the party, after shooting off an explosive letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi (written in Nov last year) where she accused vice-president of the party Rahul Gandhi of interference in government work while she was a minister.
Indian market touches record high before falling flat
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IBNS) The Indian market touched record high on Thursday before turning flat.
HCL Tech shares jumps 9.7 percent
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): The Noida-based IT major HCL Tech shares climbed as much as 9.7 percent on Friday, media reports said.
BJP complains against AAP for using Bedi's image
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS) The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday lodged a complaint with the the Election Commission against the Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal for using BJP candidate Kiran Bedi's photographs on his party posters.
Facebook, Instagram goes down for 40 mins
New York, Jan 27 (IBNS): Millions of netiznes could not access social network site Facebook on Tuesday for quite sometime before it was brought back to normal service later.
Kejriwal replies to EC: Denies abetting bribery
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS) Replying to Election Commission's notice over his 'bribe' appeal to voters, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal has denied having made such overtures.
Your visit has taken India-USA ties to a new level: Modi to Obama
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS) As US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama departed from India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said s visit to the Asian nation has taken India-USA ties to a new level.
President condoles R K Laxaman's death
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee has condoled the death of eminent cartoonist, R.K. Laxman.
Annual Amarnath pilgrimage will have delayed start
Jammu, Jan 27 (IBNS): The centuries' old pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Lord Shiva popularly known as "Amarnath Yatra" situated in mighty Kashmir Himalayas will be delayed by almost a fortnight this year and will commence from 2nd July 2015.
India can be America's best partner: Obama
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS) Holding that India should be included as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), US President Barack Obama addressing a gathering of students and activists on the concluding day of his three-day visit here on Tuesday said America can not only be a natural partner of India but the best partner as they are both bound by shared democratic values.
Obama addresses gathering at Siri Fort Auditorium
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS) US President Barack Obama will conclude his three-day visit to India on Tuesday but on the last day of his historic stay in India he is addressing an audience comprising Delhi University students at the Town Hall of Siri Fort Auditorium.
Shashi Tharoor again praises Modi
Jaipur, Jan 23 (IBNS) Congress leader Shashi Tharoor seems to have done it yet again. In his remarks at the Jaipur Literature Festival while reading from his book he was heard again praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi though tempered with some criticism.
Safe havens for terrorists in Pakistan unacceptable : Obama
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IBNS) Ahead of his visit to India, US President Barack Obama has said terrorists getting 'safe haven' in Pakistan is 'not acceptable' and those behind the 26/11 attack in Mumbai must face justice.
Parrikar sparks row with "deep assets compromise" aspersions on ex-PMs
Mumbai/New Delhi, Jan 23 (IBNS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar triggered a controversy when at a function to release a publication on Thursday he said that some former Prime Ministers had compromised the country's "deep assets" on national security.
Bomb blast in Bihar's Arrah, 1 killed
Arrah, Bihar, Jan 23 (IBNS) One person was feared dead in a bomb blast outside a court premise in Bihar's Arrah on Friday, police said.
India observes Netaji's birthday, PM pays tribute
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IBNS): India proudly remembered and celebrated the sacrifices made by country's nationalist leader Subhas Chandra Bose, who is more fondly and better known as 'Netaji' or 'Respected Leader', on his 118th birth anniversary on Friday.
Aus Open: Sania-Su-Wei Hsieh crash out
Melbourne, Jan 23( IBNS) India's Sania Mirza and her doubles partner Su-Wei Hsieh crashed out of the Australian Open after losing their second round match against Gabriela Dabrowski and Alicja Rosolska here on Friday.
India, US share mature relationship: Jaitley
Davos, Jan 23 (IBNS): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that India and the United States (US) share a mature relationship and can survive differences, media reports said.
Saudi's King Abdullah dies
Riyadh, Jan 23 (IBNS) Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has died on Friday, reports said.
20% less CO2 per ocean container by 2020: DB Schenker and Maersk Line sign partnership agreement
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IBNS): DB Schenker Logistics and Maersk Line have signed a six-year strategic agreement on reducing CO2 emissions from ocean freight.
Bedi to be a good chief minister: AAP patriarch Shanti Bhushan
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IBNS) After Sazia Ilmi made a bitter attack on him and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kezriwal suffered another embarrassment before Delhi Assemby elections when party patriarch Shanti Bhushan called for a 'change in leadership' and applauded BJP's Kiran Bedi as a good chief ministerial candidate.
SC rules Meiyappan, Kundra were involved in IPL betting
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that exiled BCCI chief N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan as well as Raj Kundra of Rajasthan Royals team were involved in illegal betting as it passed a verdict on the IPL spot fixing and betting scam of 2013.
BJP negotiating with former cricketer Sourav Ganguly: Reports
Kolkata, Jan 22 (IBNS): Former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly is reportedly in talks to join the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), media reports said.
Maran says CBI trying to frame him to please RSS
Chennai, Jan 22 (IBNS): Former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran on Thursday accused the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) of framing him in an attempt to please Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) - the ideological mentor of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Kiran Bedi praises RSS, says it helps unite India
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)s chief ministerial candidate for the Delhi elections Kiran Bedi said that the partys ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) had managed to unite India at a time when the nation was being divided, reports said.
Sensex hits historic 29000 points
Mumbai, Jan 22 (IBNS) The BSE Sensex hit a record 29,000 on Thursday as the stock markets saw a new high for the third consecutive session.
Modi, Obama to hear India on Mann Ki Baat
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IBNS) Trust Narendra Modi to cajole President Obama to fall in line with his way of public communication. In a flurry of tweets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday morning announced that US President Barack Obama, who will arrive here in a three-day visit from Sunday, will join him in a special edition of his monthly radio address 'Mann ki Baat' (from the heart).
Great time for investors: Vivek Gupta on Sensex rise
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IBNS) The BSE Sensex breached 29000 for first time on Thursday.
Water for the future
Zaragoza, Spain, Jan 17 (IBNS) The three day session of 2015 UN-Water Annual International Conference comes to an end in Zaragoza, Spain, on Saturday.
Brazilian surfer shot dead
Rio de Janeiro, Jan 21 (IBNS): Brazilian surfer Ricardo dos Santos has been shot dead outside his home close to Florianopolis city, media reports said.
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